Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.
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adj. 幸福的;快乐的;巧妙的;〈口〉有点醉意的;
💡 happ机会,运气+y...的→有运气的→幸运的;幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高兴跟我朋友收到大量的生日礼物.
近义:lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular
反义:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
n. 沉默,无言,无表示,无声,沉静,肃静,寂静,缄默;无音信,失去联系,忘却,湮没,无表示,无音讯;[乐]停止;
vt. 使安静;使沉默;压制;
💡 沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)厕(ce)无人知
"There was an awkward silence."
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
近义:hush, lull, quiet, quieten, shush, still
反义:perturb, shake, agitate, disrupt, disturb, hullabaloo
n. 使者,先驱,通报者;(旧时的)传令官;
v. 传达,通报;预告,预示…的到来;欢呼;
"These talks could herald a new era of peace."
这些谈判可能预示着新的和平时代的来临。
近义:omen, augur, portend, precede, predate, predict
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital